Charles David Henry

Men who received treatment from hospitals outside the prison were surprised to receive medical bills along with a notice that they had to pay for those services.
A 2006 federal court order put California prisoners’ medical care in the hands of the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS). CCHCS’s budget includes more than $350 million for services inmates cannot get in prison hospitals.
By mistake, the bills went via the U.S. Postal service directly to the inmates.
“Drug overdoses have now surpassed heart disease as the leading … [Read more...] about Billing inmates $600 by medical provider-CCHCS

Men who received treatment from hospitals outside the prison were surprised to receive medical bills along with a notice that they had to pay for those services.
A 2006 federal court order put California prisoners’ medical care in the hands of the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS). CCHCS’s budget includes more than $350 million for services inmates cannot get in prison hospitals.
By mistake, the bills went via the U.S. Postal service directly to the inmates.
Stephan Wilson received an ECG Recording and Review bill … [Read more...] about INMATES BILLED FOR SERVICES

Gov. Jerry Brown is in control of how fast executions resume in California, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Currently, there is an injunction against further executions pending in state court while an injection protocol is being litigated.
Litigation has stalled any execution in the state for more than 12 years.
In November 2016 California voters approved Proposition 66, a process to speed up executions.
After the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 66, “both backers and opponents of the death penalty concede that executions at … [Read more...] about Governor may stall death penalty

The holiday spirit enriched the Main Visiting Room for five days in December. For two consecutive weekends, the fully decorated seven-foot Christmas tree was the busiest place at San Quentin. Inmates and their families took pictures in front of it.
For the 29th consecutive year, Marines from the San Bruno Recruitment Station donated toys for children of inmates at the prison. This year, the veterans at San Quentin put out over 500 toys for the kids, the biggest donation received in the last six years, said Gary Cooper, president of the San … [Read more...] about Veterans’ 29th annual Toys-for-Tots giveaway

The big day arrives. The number one lieutenant is retiring from San Quentin State Prison.
It’s Friday, Nov. 17, and Lt. Donald Graham walks into the Captain’s Porch at 7:03 a.m. as he has done for the past 10 years.
“According to a RAND analysis, every $1 invested in such [inmate] education generates at least $4 in economic return,” reports Fast Company.
Watch Commander Lt. Ceracedes greets him from his office, “Hey Donald…this…is it…the final one!” Graham smiles. “Yeah…this is it, Buddy,” he says before sitting down in a chair.
The … [Read more...] about Lt. Graham retires after four decades of service

A federal judge has overturned a California death penalty case because of flawed theories by a prosecutor, The New Yorker reports.
One federal court judge said, “Such actions reduce criminal trials to mere gamesmanship and rob them of their supposed purpose of search for truth.” Another circuit court of appeals said, “Inconsistent theories render convictions unreliable,” and if these arguments are accepted, they lead to deceitful results.
With 343 homicides in 2017, Baltimore “had the highest murder rate in its history, and by far the highest … [Read more...] about Prosecution theories unacceptable

The death penalty is dying in the United States, and surprisingly, a large number of Republicans are contributing to its demise, according to a report examining legislative attempts to end capital punishment.
The report by Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, a group dedicated to exposing conservative opposition to capital punishment, said lawmakers across the country are actively lobbying their colleagues to repeal such legislation.
In 2016 and 2017, “dozens of Republican lawmakers sponsored death penalty repeal bills. In fact, … [Read more...] about Republicans aim to end America’s death penalty

In the summer of 2011, defendant Robert McCoy met with his lawyer Larry English to discuss how to plead in a capital case, The New York Times reported.
English told McCoy that he wanted him to concede to killing the mother, stepfather and brother-in-law of his estranged wife.
Others committed the crimes, McCoy told English, and he wanted to clear his name.
However, English said in a sworn statement that “Robert was furious, and it was a very intense meeting. He told me not to make that concession, but I told him that I was going to do … [Read more...] about Lawyer urges defendant to plead guilty in capital case

Arkansas’ Supreme Court justices are defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by a Black circuit court judge after he halted the executions of nine prisoners because the manufacturer’s drug was never intended to be used in capital punishment.
CNN reported that Judge Wendell Griffen, a Baptist pastor, was pulled off death penalty cases by the justices because he participated in a Good Friday rally against the death penalty. “He was photographed lying on a cot as part of the demonstration. He also wrote a blog post that week stating his belief that … [Read more...] about Arkansas Supreme Court face lawsuit by Black judge